Sleeper holder



Oct. 7,1930. w. M. GoLDsMlTl-l 1,777,359

SLEEPER HoLDsR Filed Aug. 29, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WILL/m Mamas/11TH Qcf- 7, 1930. w. M. GoLDsMl'rH. `1,777,359

SLEEPER' HOLDER Filed Aug. 29. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 muuuy Patented Oct: 7, 1930 UNITED STATES lreurina'r OFFICE.

WILLIAM M. GOLDSMITH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IE GOLDSMITH METAL LATH COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION' OF OI-IIO SLEEPER HOLDER Application filed August 29, 192,5. Serial No. 53,229.

This invention relates to devices for bonding sleepers to the `upper surface of concrete floors or the like.

An object of my invention is to provide a device for bonding sleepers to the upper surface of a concrete mass and aligning said sleepers throughout the length or width of said concrete mass.

Another object of my invention is to pro- 1e vide a device for accomplishing the above object wherein the cost of producing same is held at a minimum and said device Vcan be eX- peditiously transported and used.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device that obviates the grating noise which quite often results when metal sleeper holders having nails driven therethrough for holding the sleeper in place, are used.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing a sleeper mounted thereon.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing same bonded to the upper surface of a concrete floor.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a simplified form of my invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4, showing a sleeper mounted thereon. Fig. 6 is a sectionalview taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 5 showing same bonded to the upper surface of a concrete floor.

My device comprises a pair of parallel wires 10 and 11 having U shaped bends 12 formedv at intervals throughout their length.

Each of the wires is provided withy a U- Cal v shaped bend 12 at approximately the same the arms 15 and`16 of the U-shaped bends 12. Y

`The wires 10 and 11 are embedded in the plas- 5 tic until the upper surface 17 of each wire is flush with the upper surface 13 lof the plastic 14.

At intervals throughout the length of the longitudinal wires l() and 11, transverse or short wires 18 are secured. The wires 10 and l55 11 are retained in spaced relation by a series of the transverse wires 18 which are secured together at their points of intersection 19 and 2O by any suitabley means, preferably spotY welding. The distance between the longitudinal wires 1() and 11 may be varied to suit the sleeper it is desired'to use, which are generally three or four inches in width. A sleeper 21 is mounted upon. the upper surface 22 of the transverse wires 18, which trans- 65 verse wires 18 are so mounted that arms 28 and 24 extend beyond the longitudinal Wires 10 and 11. Arm 28 is comparatively shorter than arm 24.k Jafter the sleeperV has been mounted upon the upper surface of the transf7 verse wires, arm 24is bent over the top of the sleeper 21 until it' meets arm 28 where they are twisted, as shown at 25, forsecuring the sleeper to the longitudinal wires or rods 10 and 11. 75

In the simplified formv shown in Fig. 4 I have used one longitudinal rod or wire 26 instead of the two-longitudinal wires or rods 10 and 11. Tire 26, like wires 10 and 11, has a series of U-shaped bends 12 therein for 80 bonding the said wire 26 to the upper surface 13 of a plastic or concrete floor 14. A 'series of transverse wires 27, similar to the vtransverse wire 18, having arms 28 and 29, are secured to the transverse vwire 26 by any suitable 85 means, preferably spot welding.V Wire 26 is embedded in the concrete floor 14' and bonded to the upper surface thereof in the same manner-in which wires 10 and 11 are bonded.

A sleeper 30 is mounted upon the upper sur- '90 face of the transverse ywires 27 and the arms the concrete has set, a key 32 has been formed intermediate the arms and 16 of the U shaped bends 12 for bonding the longitudinal wires to the upper surface of the concrete. A sleeper may then be mounted upon the upper surface of the transverse wires and the arms of the said transverse wire may be bent around the sleeper and the ends of said arms may be twisted or secured together in tmymimbe manner for securing the sleeper to the longitudinal rods. It shouid be noted that by twisting the Wires, the arm of said wire may embed itself in the wooden sleeper until the upper surface 33 of the sleeper is flush with the upper surface 34 of the transvnse wire so that an uninterrupted surface is provided for attaching a Wooden floor or thelike to the sleeper.

What I claim is:

l, In 4a device of the class described the combination with aplastic mass, a sleeper, To longitudinally extending Wire for inserin the plastic mass, U-shaped bends in the wire for forming keys in the plastic mass for bonding the Wire to the upper surface of the plastic mass, and means carried by the wire for securing the sleeper in parallelism with the wire.

\ 2. In a device of the class described the combination with a plastic mass, a sleeper, a longitudinally extending Wire for insertion in the plastic mass,vU-shaped bends in the wire between the arms of which bends a key is prmedv for bonding the Wire to the upper surface of the plastic mass, and a transversely extending wire secured to the longitudinally extending wire and adapted to be bent 'around the sleeper for securing the sleeper to the longitudinally extending wire.

gether at an angle and adapted to be disposed on the top face of a plastic mass for positioning a sleeper, one of said Wires being bent to provide a portion for bonding Within the plastic mass.

6. As a new article of manufacture a sleeper holder and positioning means comprising a pair of transversely secured Wires, one of said Wires having a depending portion for bonding in concrete mass whereby to accessibly anchor the remainder of the article at the surface of the mass.

7. A sleeper holder and positioning means for mounting at the surface of a plastic mass and'comprising a pair of Wires secured together in transverse relation intermediate their ends, one of said Wires being arranged with a portion thereof disposed for bonding Within the body of a plastic mass, one of said Wires having a free bendable portion for receiving and positioning a. sleeper on the surface of said mass.

8. In a device of the class described the combination of a plastic mass, a longitudinally extending Wire, a second Wire secured transversely to the first Wire, both of said Wires being aceessibly disposed at the top surface of the mass for receiving and positi onin g a sleeper on the surface of the mass and a bent portion on one of said Wires eX- tending into the mass to anchor the wires and sleeper in position on the surface of the mass.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto subscribed my name this th day of August,

WILLIAM M. GOLDSMITH.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of a pair of longitudinally extending wires, a plastic mass into which the longitudinally extending Wires are to be in- Serted, U-shaped bends formed in the longitndinal wires at intervals throughout their lengths, the U-shaped bends forming keys for bonding the longitudinal wires to the upper surface of the concrete mass, transversely extending wires securing the longitudinal wires in spaced relation and comprising arms, a sleeper mounted on the upper surface of the transverse wires, and the arms of the transverse wires encircling the sleeper and .securing said sleeper tothe longitudinal wires i c I 4. In a device ofthe class described the rnbnation of a member adapted to extend over the surface of a plastic mass, means in member at intervals for bonding in the body of said rplastic and a transverse wire Gn said lmember 'whereby a sleeper may be both positioned and `secured upon the member and the surface of said plastic.

#alu e device of the class described the evmbination of a pair ofwires secured to- CERTIFICATE 0F CRRECTGN.

Patent No. i ,777,359. Granted October 7, 1930, t0

WLLAM M. GGLDSMETH.

it is hereby eeitiied that errer appeais in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correct-ien as ioiiews: Page 2, line 58, claim 4, tor the werd "in" read on; and that the sai Letters Patent should be read with this eeireetiea therein that the same may conform te the record of the ease in the Patent ice.

Signed and sealed this 9th day of Beeembe, A. D. 1930.

M. J. Moore,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

